Artists in
Residence
Roie Avidan
Roie Avidan (Israel, USA) is a visual poet. His main mediums are photography, poetry, and public-art. He studied physical mindfulness at the Grinberg Method School (2001-2003) and much of his practice, in all mediums, is rooted in that. Avidan was a prominent manager in the fields of music and performance in Israel. His footprint can be found in many of Israel’s cultural phenomena of the past decade. Images of his works have been featured in the media, both in print and online, as well as in films and on TV....
Maya Gelfman (Israel, USA) is a multidisciplinary artist. Her main mediums are painting, installation and public-art. A graduate of Shenkar Academy in 2006, she’s since had nine solo exhibitions. She has exhibited at the Israel National Museum, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Haifa Museum of Art, The National Gallery in Bangkok, Art Rooms Art Fair in London, Art Basel Miami, Tama University of Art in Tokyo and more. Her works have been featured in the media, both in print and online, as well as in films and on TV, and published in four international art books (Germany, France, Colombia and England)....
April 1-30, 2023
Mantra: a new mural by Mind the Heart! Project
Acclaimed Israeli artists Maya Gelfman and Roie Avidan return to Atlanta with their street-art project to create a new mural, "Mantra", for CORE Dance on the downtown Decatur Square. As always, the artists will use their unique technique of “drawing” on walls with tangible materials (yarn, foam). “Mantra“ focuses on the power of perspective as a means for growth and overcoming difficulties, a message that has always been true but one which is becoming all the more crucial in these tumultuous times. By utilizing the tools at our disposal, the challenges we face can shift from being unbearable burdens, and instead serve as catalysts, as fertile ground from which to grow, to bloom. The text is a verse of a longer poem, and the artists are looking for additional local partners where they can create “sister” murals with other verses, as well as venues in which to give artist talks.
The full poem:
let the singing winds
be with you not against you
with you not against you
with you not against you
let the beating ground
push your feet not pull them
push your feet not pull them
push your feet not pull them
let the shining skies
ignite your heart not blunt it
ignite your heart not blunt it
ignite your heart not blunt it
let the endlessness of things
lure you not engulf you
lure you not enclose you
lure you not alarm you
